The Great Gatsby

Become a better lover (of The Great Gatsby)!

Have a big test or paper coming up on The Great Gatsby? Are you a big fan of the book and want to test your knowledge? Think you can do better than your friends on Facebook? Want to find out what a quote REALLY meant?

Shmoops analysis of The Great Gatsby is everything you need to better understand the book for your upcoming class, paper, test, quiz, whatever the case may be. Our content goes deeply into the whos, whats, whens, wheres and whys of the book. It written for todays student, in an edgy and smart tone and anything BUT boring.

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Key features:
- Story overview and summary
- Plot analysis
- Character analysis
- Themes and how they come into play in the story
- Key quotes and analysis by theme
- Big picture study questions to prepare for class
- Quizzes to test your knowledge and challenge your friends (via Facebook Connect)
- Top 10 High Score leaderboard to see how you rank

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